Fish Identification: Find Species


Family: Derichthyidae Longneck eels



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Photo by Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Canada

Circumglobal
Max. Length 40 cm TL
Derichthys serpentinus Gill, 1884

Photo by Photo by Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Canada
 
Derichthys serpentinus
[Narrownecked oceanic eel]
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Max. Length 30 cm TL
 
Nessorhamphus danae
[Blackbelly spoonbill eel]

Photo by Dolgov, A.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 60 cm TL
Nessorhamphus ingolfianus (Schmidt, 1912)

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Nessorhamphus ingolfianus
[Duckbill oceanic eel]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Derichthys serpentinus Narrownecked oceanic eel Circumglobal 40 TL 1884
Nessorhamphus danae Blackbelly spoonbill eel Atlantic, Indian and West 30 TL 1931
Nessorhamphus ingolfianus Duckbill oceanic eel Eastern Atlantic 60 TL 1912



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